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B-335564 Sep 15, 2023 1 (2023-09-15)

handle is hein.gao/gaopeh0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-335564 September 15, 2023 The Honorable Jon Tester Chairman The Honorable Jerry Moran Ranking Member Committee on Veterans' Affairs United States Senate The Honorable Mike Bost Chairman The Honorable Mark Takano Ranking Member Committee on Veterans' Affairs House of Representatives Subject: Department of Veterans Affairs: Presumptive Service Connection for Respiratory Conditions Due to Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) entitled Presumptive Service Connection for Respiratory Conditions Due to Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter (RIN: 2900-AR25). We received the rule on September 5, 2023. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on September 1, 2023. 88 Fed. Reg. 60336. The effective date is October 31, 2023. The final rule, according to VA, adopts as final, with changes, an interim final rule that amended VA adjudication regulations governing presumptive service connection based on presumed exposures to fine particulate matter. VA stated that the amendment was necessary to provide health care, services, and benefits to Gulf War Veterans who were exposed to fine particulate matter associated with deployment to the Southwest Asia theater of operations, as well as Afghanistan, Syria, Djibouti, and Uzbekistan. The amendment, according to VA, eased the evidentiary burden of Gulf War Veterans who file claims with VA for asthma, rhinitis, and sinusitis, to include rhinosinusitis. The Congressional Review Act (CRA) requires a 60-day delay in the effective date of a major rule from the date of publication in the Federal Register or receipt of the rule by Congress, whichever is later. 5 U.S.C. § 801(a)(3)(A). This final rule was published in the Federal Register on September 1, 2023. 88 Fed. Reg. 60336. The Congressional Record does not reflect the date of receipt by the House of Representatives or the Senate. However, VA provided documentation reflecting that the House of Representatives and the Senate received the rule on September 7, 2023. Email from Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Office of General Counsel, VA, to Senior Attorney, GAO, Subject: Regulatory Compliance w/CRA - AR25(F) Presumptive Service Connection for Respiratory Conditions Due to Exposure to Fine

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